Forecast 2019 Global Tech M&A Report
Forecast 2019 Global Tech M&A Report
Tech M&A Monthly
January 17, 2019
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WELCOME
JOEL ESPELIEN, PRESIDENT, CORUM GROUP LTD.
Joel Espelien has worked in a number of roles over a twenty year career in the technology industry. Most recently Joel served as Senior Advisor to Karmel Capital, where he advised on corporate spin-offs and M&A transactions, including the private-equity backed purchase of DivX LLC from Rovi Corporation and subsequent sale to Neulion, Inc, as well as the successful spin-off of Snaptracs, Inc. and its Tagg wireless pet tracking product from Qualcomm and the eventual two-stage sale to Whistle Labs and Mars Petcare. Joel has also served on the boards of multiple venture-backed companies resulting in successful exits, including AI startup IQ Engines (acquired by Yahoo) and IoT-for-AgTech pioneer 640 Labs (acquired by Monsanto/Climate Corporation). Joel has also written extensively on the future of video in his capacity as Senior Analyst for the Diffusion Group where he published 14 industry research reports as well as a widely recognized weekly blog. Previously, Joel was the Chief Business Officer, SVP of Strategy and General Counsel of PacketVideo, a pioneer in the mobile video market. While at PacketVideo, Joel led corporate development activities, including multiple buyside acquisitions in the US and Europe, a groundbreaking technology partnership with Google that helped launch Android, a private-equity backed MBO and ultimately the sale of the company to NTT DoCoMo (Japan). Prior to PacketVideo, Joel was a corporate attorney at Cooley LLP in Palo Alto and San Diego, California. Joel is a member of the Bar in both Washington and California. He holds a JD/LLM (International and Comparative Law) from Duke University and a BA from St. Olaf College. Joel is fluent in Spanish and has done business throughout Spain and Latin America.
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Welcome Market Overview Field Report 2018 Scorecard & 2019 Predictions 2019 Top 10 Disruptive Tech Trends Annual Tech M&A Research Report Luminary Panel
Peter Coffee ? Salesforce Henry Hu ? IBM Reese Jones ? Singularity University
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MODERATOR
TIMOTHY GODDARD, EVP, MARKETING, CORUM GROUP LTD.
Timothy joined Corum in 2011, and oversees the company's marketing efforts globally from the headquarters near Seattle. Chief among these is Corum's extensive conference schedule, "Selling Up, Selling Out," the Merge Briefing, the Tech M&A Monthly webcast and Corum's platinum sponsorship of the World Financial Symposiums' live events and Market Spotlight series. Through these events, Corum Group serves as the world's leading educator in technology mergers and acquisitions. Prior to joining Corum, Timothy served as marketing and product manager for GIS software startup Depiction, Inc., and previously worked in marketing for VizX Labs, a pioneering SaaS startup delivering DNA analysis tools. In addition to marketing for software startups, Tim has worked for a US Senate campaign and taught science in Rio de Janeiro. Timothy graduated Magna Cum Laude from Bethel University in St. Paul, Minnesota, with degrees in History and Biology.
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